Fairmont Chase Signature Card
Sep 18, 2016, 7:43 am
#1456
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
My year anniversary is in late July. I am on track to hit the $12k spending for this year and I am fairly confident I will get (and use) that free night coming to me. I am sensing sometime in early 2017 we will find out what is up with FPC and the future of the Fairmont card.
Sep 18, 2016, 7:48 am
#1457
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, DL PM, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,305
My year anniversary is in late July. I am on track to hit the $12k spending for this year and I am fairly confident I will get (and use) that free night coming to me. I am sensing sometime in early 2017 we will find out what is up with FPC and the future of the Fairmont card.
Sep 18, 2016, 8:03 am
#1458
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, DL PM, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,305
What has been the experience of using these free night certificates at aspirational properties like Banff of Jasper?
Sep 18, 2016, 9:52 am
#1459
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Sep 20, 2016, 8:38 am
#1460
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVP Gold, TK *Gold, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 570
how do you guys redeem the Fairmont rewards? I read a post about getting ~ 1.4 cpm when using it for travel based on a certain bonus.
Any experience with this? Worth it or best to spend 12.5k and redeem for a $125 Amazon GC?
Any experience with this? Worth it or best to spend 12.5k and redeem for a $125 Amazon GC?
Sep 20, 2016, 7:54 pm
#1461
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Sep 23, 2016, 6:04 pm
#1462
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 476
Any data points on extension of free night certs? Mine are expiring in March and I have no vacation planned where they have a fairmont. Thanks
Sep 23, 2016, 7:37 pm
#1463
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Sep 23, 2016, 10:03 pm
#1464
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toronto
Programs: AC SE MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,101
Fairmont has awesome availability for cert user globally, and I wouldn't even consider those aspirational. I just used a free night at the Pacific Rim where rates for a basic room were $600+ last night... The Peace Hotel in Shanghai is another one to save for, or the (capacity controlled) London or NYC properties.
Sep 23, 2016, 10:24 pm
#1465
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: BOS
Programs: B6/Mosaic/AF/VX/AS Gold Hertz PC HH Dia. AMEX Plat SPG/Marr Gold Nat. EE FPC Plat
Posts: 833
Fairmont has awesome availability for cert user globally, and I wouldn't even consider those aspirational. I just used a free night at the Pacific Rim where rates for a basic room were $600+ last night... The Peace Hotel in Shanghai is another one to save for, or the (capacity controlled) London or NYC properties.
Moreover, there are very few blackout dates, even in high season at some properties. Book early and often.
Last year, I used two free night certs and then stacked a suite upgrade at the Grand Del Mar in San Diego. Rack rate for two nights: > $3000 at the time. Just saying.
Sep 24, 2016, 10:35 am
#1466
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Sep 24, 2016, 3:52 pm
#1467
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kirkland, WA
Programs: AS 75K,UA Gold 1.6MM, Hilton Dia, Marriott LT Plat, Hyatt Glb, Natl Exec, Hertz 5*
Posts: 3,657
Last I spoke to them about extending, they told me to call in 1 month before they expire, that they are not allowed to extend them until they get within that window. I am not sure what the criteria would be to allow extension though. In my case they seemed to imply it was possible (I only needed another 30 days).
Sep 24, 2016, 4:30 pm
#1468
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
We got ours extended by calling more than a month in advance and they were very nice about it. We may have had more luck because we had specific plans to use them (it was our honeymoon) and were able to explain that when making the request.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:34 pm
#1469
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 206
Free night certs posted 4 days after hitting the minimum spend, fyi.